Greek government in turmoil after secret Golden Dawn video is released

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The Greek government is teetering on the brink of collapse after explosive claims by the Prime Minister’s aide that neo-fascist MPs were arrested on trumped up charges in order to win the votes for the ruling party.

In revelations that call into serious question the independence of the Greek judiciary, Takis Baltakos is heard on a grainy three-minute video telling a senior Golden Dawn member who had been arrested that the charges levelled against him and his colleagues were bogus.

Mr Baltakos, the cabinet secretary to Antonis Samaras, added that “the [judicial] investigator did not have a shred of evidence”

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Secretly recorded footage of Takis Baltakos was posted on YouTube by Golden Dawn

April 3 2014 ANA-MPA FILE

Secretly recorded footage of Takis Baltakos was posted on YouTube by Golden Dawn